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As I said above, if she's talking about orientation, I don't have a problem with anything except the attitude and language. If she's talking about campus tours -- those are meant for parents as well as prospective students.
The thread was originally about campus tours.
I agree with you on your example of several days or weeks in some kind of special program.
We put our son and a young girl friend (not girlfriend, although they had dated) on an airplane to a theatre workshop at Tasis American School in England for six weeks the summer between his freshman and sophomore year in high school. That was a leap of faith. We're not overbearing when it comes to things like that.
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It's important to point out again, though, that some of these kids aren't particularly mature -- or trustworthy. There is no way to know which kind of kid any given parent has without getting to know the kid over some length of time. The parents have known them all of their lives.
I know that some parents really are over the top. We knew a family who sent their son off to Interlocken (Arts school in upper Michigan) and then were so paranoid they moved there themselves.
I don't think most parents -- and certainly not "half" of us are that bad, though.
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
Last edited by DeltAlum; 07-13-2003 at 02:33 PM.
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